January 2013 Blog Posts (5)

Are you interested in learning more about any of the following performance improvement topics:• Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) accreditation?• National Public Health Performance Standards (NPHPS)?• Quality improvement?…

CHNA.org is a free web-based platform designed to assist hospitals (with particular attention to critical access and other smaller facilities), non-profit organizations, state and local health departments, financial institutions, and other organizations seeking to better understand the needs and assets of their communities. This is a great tool to help collaborate and make measurable…

Are you interested in improving your community’s health? Are you looking for practical ways to engage community partners? Have you heard of Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)? Join us at the Winter MAPP Training to learn how to take action steps toward a healthier…

Conducting community health assessments (CHAs) is a way local health departments (LHDs) can assess the needs and wants of their communities. Through programs like MAPP, data synthesis has proven to be both efficient and effective in its structure. Bridging the gap between collecting data and putting those results into action is a process fostered by MAPP; we can learn from each other’s experiences.…

Rural areas in the United States have higher rates of obesity than in urban areas. Since the makeup of rural areas is culturally, socially, economically and ethnically diverse, there is no one factor or set of factors responsible for rural obesity. Strategies to prevent and contain obesity must be customized to the needs of each community.

Join us on Tuesday, January 29 at 3 PM EST for a webinar hosted by the…